Anti-Japanese War Espionage: I Have an Omniscient Perspective

The two parted ways and went their separate ways.

After a while, Su Wan followed her cousin out of the department store.

Lin Rui withdrew his gaze and continued searching inside the department store. His eyes swept over the shelves, corners, and signs, carefully considering the location for leaving a secret signal—it needed to be easily recognizable without being too conspicuous. Finally, he settled on a spot next to a brick wall on the east side of the department store. There weren't many goods there, and it was relatively secluded, making it difficult for passersby to notice, but it would still be easily spotted by the team members who came to make contact.

He concealed the dagger in his sleeve and quickly drew a simple key pattern on the wall, with the key head pointing steadily downwards.

This was a secret code agreed upon during the Zhou Dynasty, meaning "Come quickly to meet us, we have important matters to discuss."

After finishing the drawing, he stood to the side, pretending to look at the shops on the street, and only walked away slowly after confirming that no one was paying attention to his actions.

About half an hour later, a figure carrying a small dark brown box appeared at the entrance of the department store; it was Su Wan.

She changed into a light gray outfit and put her hair up.

Lin Rui gave him a meaningful look, and Su Wan understood. She followed him out of the department store, and the two strolled slowly along Avenue Joffre, blending into the flow of people.

"Has your cousin become suspicious?" Lin Rui asked in a low voice, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

"It's okay. I already told her I was only staying for a short time, and she couldn't wait for me to leave."

Lin Rui nodded and briefly explained the general situation of his new identity: "We will be settling in at a film studio. You will use the alias Su Nian and do clerical work. We will know the specifics when we take over at the film studio."

"A film studio? My cousin makes movies too," Su Wan said in surprise.

Lin Rui thought to himself, no wonder her cousin seemed so flamboyant.

The two walked and talked, and before they knew it, they had arrived near the police station.

Lin Rui stopped.

"The intelligence station is all men, and the place is small, so it's not convenient for you to stay overnight. This place is located in the heart of the French Concession, with frequent police patrols, so the Japanese and puppet regime agents don't dare to cause trouble here easily, making it relatively safer. I'll rent two rooms here; you can stay in one, and I'll stay in the other, so we can settle down for now."

"Live outside?" Su Wan was stunned, but did not refuse.

Then, Lin Rui took Su Wan to the hotel he had rented the day before.

When the landlady saw him, she smiled broadly and said, "You're here to rent a room again, right? Oh, and you've brought a woman with you. I'll arrange a double room for you then."

"No," Su Wan said.

"We'll book two private rooms," Lin Rui added.

The proprietress smiled, said nothing, and took the money.

Then, he took the two of them there.

One of them was the single room Lin Rui stayed in yesterday, and the other single room was next door.

The landlady handed over the keys: "Here are the keys. Whether you want to visit or not is up to you."

After saying that, he swayed his water bucket-like waist and walked away.

The two stood in the corridor. Lin Rui seemed indifferent, but Su Wan was a little flustered.

She took the key and opened the door.

Unexpectedly, Lin Rui also followed them in.

She instinctively picked up the small suitcase.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm talking about serious business, about tomorrow's rendezvous."

"Oh." Su Wan put down the suitcase and breathed a sigh of relief.

When it came to the matter of action, neither of them had any further thoughts.

"My plan is to have one person inside the department store and one person outside, taking turns, so as not to arouse suspicion."

"Where's your secret code?"

"If they see the code at the brick wall on the east side of the department store, they will stay in the department store looking for an opportunity to make contact."

"OK."

After explaining what to do tomorrow, Lin Rui went to his room.

As for dinner, we'll have it at the hotel.

..........

The next morning.

The two got up early, ate breakfast, and headed to the Contract Department Store to make their rendezvous.

The two divided the work: Lin Rui was inside the department store in the morning, and Su Wan was outside; they switched positions in the afternoon.

What followed was a tedious waiting period.

Around noon, one person arrived.

It was Chen Shan. He still looked like an accountant, wearing a long gown and round-framed glasses.

He wandered around the department store, looking for a secret signal.

When he walked to the east, he saw the key pattern and looked around for his contact.

Lin Rui, who was following behind, whispered, "It's me, Shuangmu Yilin."

"Have you been following me the whole time?" Chen Shan asked in surprise.

There are few goods and few customers here, which is perfect for conversation.

Lin Rui said in a low voice, "You just came over. I've already contacted the Shanghai station. You have a new identity and mission. When can you rejoin the team?"

"Back to the group? Old Zhou was arrested, who's the group leader now?"

"it's me."

"you?"

Chen Shan was even more surprised, but then he understood. "That's right, you're quite suitable. I'll go back and prepare, and meet you tomorrow."

After their conversation, Chen Shan left.

Lin Rui felt a little uneasy about him, so he simply followed him out.

He followed Chen Shan dozens of meters behind, using his supernatural abilities to observe him.

They did not attract the other party's attention along the way.

There were no abnormalities along the way. After turning off from Xiafei Road, they entered a residential area.

There are many Russians living there, and people like Chen Shan seem somewhat out of place.

However, he had a good relationship with the Russians here and would greet them in Russian from time to time.

Lin Rui didn't go any further, but instead went around to the drainage alley behind.

There was no one in the drainage alley, so he continued walking forward, using his supernatural ability to observe Chen Shan walking to his left through the houses.

After walking for a while, he turned right and went upstairs.

He opened the door on the third floor and found a fair-skinned Russian woman embracing him inside.

"Mira, I have to go now. The money is in your dressing table; I'll come see you again in a while."

"Didn't you say you'd be staying for a while?"

"There's an urgent matter."

As they talked, they suddenly became emotional...

Lin Rui withdrew his supernatural vision.

It seems Chen Shan is fine.

Then, he turned and left through the drainage alley.

Half an hour later, they returned to the outside of the Contract Department Store and found Su Wan.

"We've made contact with Chen Shan. How's it going on your end?"

"I saw two people who looked a bit like Sun Xiaoliu and Zhao Erzhu, but I can't be sure."

"Did they come together? I'll go in and take a look."

Lin Rui was about to enter the department store when he saw two figures coming out.

Although the two were disguised, Lin Rui still recognized them.

Immediately, he and Su Wan went over to look for an opportunity to contact the two.

It wasn't appropriate to be outside the department store, so he didn't identify himself.

Instead, he followed at a distance with Su Wan.

The two sat down at a roadside stall.

Lin Rui then went over with Su Wan.

The two of them sat opposite each other.

Sun Xiaoliu and Zhao Erzhu, who were talking, immediately shut up.

Then, they saw what Su Wan looked like.

"Su...you're here too."

"Guess who this is next to me?" Su Wan said with a smile.